This study identifies and explores a range of themes, issues and questions that commonly confront adults contemplating enrolment in university, and why they persist. The study focuses particularly on issues facing prospective adult distance education learners. From a range of interviews, six themes were identified including fears, motivation, support from home, academic preparedness, suitability of programs, and identity change.
It is argued that the more effective we become at information provision, guidance and preparation of adult pre-entry open and distance learners, the more likely students will experience a smooth transition to study, thus improving both student satisfaction and retention rates. Successful intervention with prospective distance education learners at this early point should aim to assist the process of informed decision making, which could result equally in an individual deciding not to pursue university study. The findings in this study should be particularly useful for those academics, course advisors, student counsellors, teachers in preparatory programs, and university information and support officers, and others who provide adult distance students, with pre-enrolment information and advice.
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/130/210
mijn notes:
- lange lijst met factoren die een rol spelen bij het succes van volwassenen studenten in het hoger onderwijs, bijv. predisposition and readiness for independent learning, impact of previous educational encounters, access to and confidence with computers
- er zijn interviews gedaan, eerst open daarna op bepaalde thema's die uit de eerste interviews kwamen. hieruit kwamen zes thema's: fears, motivation to succeed, support from home, academic preparedness, suitability of programs, identity change
- they key theme is that of motivation
- er staat een rijtje aanbevelingen die counsellors kan bespreken met toekomstige studenten
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